2025 Grand Challenge II

Event2025 Grand Challenge II
LocationOnline
Date25–27 October 2024
AttendancePending confirmation in Pokémon HOME
(4,037 players eligible for CP)
VideogamePokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
Season2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set H
FormatIn-game ladder competition
OrganizerThe Pokémon Company International (TPCi)

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Results

Championship Point payouts were confirmed on 5 November 2024.

#RatingFlagPlayerPrizeTeam
11833.1JPNJoji Kaieda
(S)
170 CP
21803.7ESPVíctor Medina
(Torviv)
160 CP
3?DNKFrederik Høj Nielsen150 CP
4?ITAMarco Silva150 CP
5?DEURené Oertel140 CP 
61783.2ITAFrancesco Pio Pero140 CP 
71779.6USANick Navarre140 CP
81777.7USALuis Diaz
(Luis)
140 CP 
91777.7DNKNikolaj Høj Nielsen
(Nikolaj_H)
130 CP
10???*
(No CP)
 
111773.7ITAFederico Camporesi
(FedeCampoVGC)
130 CP
121772.7CHNTang Shiliang
(20亮亮)
130 CP
131772.3USAJustin Tang130 CP
141770.3POLBartosz Kuskowski
(Bartek)
130 CP
151770.3USAKent Wong130 CP 
161769.7MEXMarco Martinez
(Mars)
130 CP

#RatingFlagPlayerPrizeTeam
171769.0ESPAlex Soto
(Len)
130 CP
181768.9CANRaphael Bagara
(Raphael)
120 CP 
19?SWEPontus Westerlund120 CP 
20?AUSNicholas Kan120 CP 
21???*
(No CP)
 
221762.8SGPMarcus Koh
(Calculus)
120 CP
23?USAGiovanni Cischke120 CP 
24???*
(No CP)
 
251760.8NLDErik Zwambach
(nnayeon)
120 CP
261760.4BRAFábio Lima
(FLima)
120 CP
27?USAThomas Irwin120 CP 
28?AUSDaniel Quek120 CP 
29?MEXErnesto Verdugo120 CP 
30?JPNYuki Zaninovich120 CP 
311758.7USAAlex Arand
(Alex)
120 CP
32?USACaelan Brown120 CP 

* NOTE: The players in 10th, 21st and 24th places were not eligible for Championship Points. In their stead:

Rankings pending confirmation when the results are uploaded to Pokémon HOME.

Usage stats

Usage stats pending confirmation when the results are uploaded to Pokémon HOME.

Platform and schedule

The tournament is held online, in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the Poké Portal’s Battle Stadium.

The tournament starts on 25 October 2024 at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 25 October, up to 30 battles by 26 October and up to 45 battles by 27 October. You will be able to enter any battle until 27 October 2024 at 23:59 UTC.

Prizes

This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of the 2025 official circuit in all regions governed by TPCi, that is: North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Middle East & Africa.

As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least three battles will receive 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap and an Ability Patch.

Players are warned that only one user can participate per Nintendo account, even if they are playing both Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet in the same account. Playing with both versions of the game may result in penalties.

PlacementChampionship PointsKicker
1st170 CP0
2nd160 CP4
3rd and 4th150 CP8
5th to 8th140 CP17
9th to 16th130 CP33
17th to 32nd120 CP65
33rd to 64th80 CP129
65th to 128th65 CP257
129th to 256th50 CP513
257th to 512th35 CP1025
513th to 1024th20 CP2049

Overview

The 2025 Grand Challenge II is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and is region-locked. It is the eighth VGC-relevant Online Competition in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games for players in the TPCi regions, and the second in the 2025 season.

It is played with VGC Regulation Set H.

A little bit of history

Online Competitions are usually a part of the casual gameplay, but they have been featured in the official circuit for some years now. They are one of the few tournaments in which all world regions play together, and it generally grants National invites in TPC regions and Championship Points in TPCi regions.

The most recent Online Competition for players in the TPCi regions was the 2025 Grand Challenge I, played in September 2024 with the VGC Regulation Set H. First place was earned by 2-time Regional Champion Nick Navarre, who earned a rating of 1869 and obtained 170 CP. Nick beat Gabriel Agati, who earned a rating of 1850 and obtained 160 CP.

American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.

Sign-up instructions

Sign-ups for the event are done through your own Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, only available if the Online Competition settings are configured to any TPCi region (that is, any region excluding Asia-Pacific).

To register, enter the Poké Portal → Battle Stadium → Online competitions → Search for a competition (in the Official Competitions column).

You will need to register and lock a team at the time of registration.

Sign-ups are open from 17 October at 00:00 UTC until 24 October at 23:59 UTC, when the tournament starts.

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